Feed back on changing seats and the best way to remove door cards?

Hi All,

I posted a couple weeks ago questioning how to fit electric seats to a DT with a low line BeCM. Well after some experimenting and seeing just how complicated an electric seat is I decided to strip and rebuild the seats on the manual bases. So after 3or4 hours per seat I am pleased to have lightstone leather seats with good foam on my seats now and no more sitting on the metal! The only luxury was keeping the electric lumper support in the drivers seat which I am sure will get connected up sometime.

Anyhow the reason for posting was to let people know I gave up with those nasty little bits of metal that fix the material to the foam and used cable ties instead and seems to be OK. Clearly thought needs to be given to how the end will lie but oh so much easier to fit.

Lastly I have a set of door cards and thought I might as well fit these but can any one give any hints or tips on the best way to get the old cards off and break the least fixings. I have been on ebay and found these listed:

Classic Car Upholstery Clip Door Card Removal Removing Tool CT2834 0162 | eBay

Professional 5 Piece Car Trim Remover Set - PDR, Facias, Door Cards etc | eBay

SILVERLINE NEW 4Pc CAR DOOR TRIM REMOVER SET PANEL CARD INTERIOR EXTERIOR 480063 | eBay

Not willing to spend much more than a tenner other wise it is out with the big screwdriver.....

Thanks in advance.

do a search for trim pliers on ebay, buy some new pegs for the new door skins, they just clip onto the mushroom headed studs on the door card, thats if they havent been ripped off by previous ham fisted removal.

Get metal trim tools plastic ones are crap.

Just out of interest, can you get replacement mushroom heads? Mine appear to have been removed by some ham-fisted fool!